Is it possible that we are talking about Thanksgiving already? It seems like just yesterday we were starting off the summer. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. I love that I don’t have to worry about buying gifts and my only obligation is to spend the day surrounded by family and my favorite foods.
The only thing I love more than Thanksgiving is books. So it may come as no surprise that I gather up all of the Thanksgiving books I can get my hands on during November. I have rounded up the very best and shared them with you here. There are adorable books about turkeys and giving thanks for the little kids. For older kids there is a wide array of books that help kids learn about the history of Thanksgiving.
Take advantage of a sunny fall day and walk to the library with your kids, grab a cup of hot apple cider, and dig into a stack of books that will get you in the mood for the start of the holiday season.
Ages 2+
Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon
The First Thanksgiving: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Kathryn Lynn Davis
Biscuit is Thankful by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
The Littlest Pilgrim by Brandi Dougherty
Preschool-Kindergarten
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano
Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland
10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing
Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving by James Dean
Pinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper by Victoria Kann
The Story of the Pilgrims by Katharine Ross
Fancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving Banquet by Jane O’Connor
Thanks for Thanksgiving Julie Markes
The Thankful Book by Todd Parr
The Best Thanksgiving Ever by Teddy Slater
The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood
Grades 1-4
Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday by Mike Allegra
Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson
If You Were At the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma
Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Treehouse #27) by Mary Pope Osborne
Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) by Barbara Park
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac
Wonderful suggestions! We have found a couple of these ones and the girls are loving them.
Glad you are enjoying them with your girls!
I enjoy this one: If You Were At the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma. Thanks for the long list!
That is a great one!